Adlington Primary School
Park Road, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Birkin
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 119330
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257480557
About this school
Adlington Primary School is a community primary school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 123 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Adlington Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 58% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Adlington Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 129 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Adlington Primary School compares
Adlington Primary School ranked 135th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 123 | — |
| Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 25.6% | 156 | 0.4 miles |
| Anderton Primary School | 58% | 3.2% | 11% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton | 65% | 2.8% | 11.2% | 180 | 0.7 miles |
| Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 22.5% | 260 | 1.6 miles |
| Rivington Foundation Primary School | 79% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 109 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.28%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 8.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Anderton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Adlington
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton0.7 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Rivington Foundation Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Chorley
Adlington Primary School ranks 13th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Chorley.
- Abbey Village Primary School Primary
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Buckshaw Primary School Primary
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Adlington Primary School teach?
- Adlington Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Chorley.
- Who is the headteacher of Adlington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Adlington Primary School is Mrs Jennifer Birkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Adlington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Adlington Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Adlington Primary School?
- Adlington Primary School has 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Adlington Primary School full?
- Adlington Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 123 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Adlington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Adlington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Adlington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Adlington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Adlington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Adlington Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Adlington Primary School ranked 135th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Adlington Primary School's absence rate?
- Adlington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Adlington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Adlington Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.